I think that the fact that they are closer together than anybody except the married couple, yet facing opposite directions speak clearly of the point at which they are in their relationship, existing but unacknowledged.

Heck, just google “blue potatoes”. There are many varieties. They’re usually more on the purplish side uncooked and unpeeled, and they turn a deeper blue than the ones depicted above (so those might not be taters after all), but they certainly exist.

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